Updated 28 Oct, 2026 10:35
At least 46 people died and more than 179 were injured as a consequence of the collision of 2 high-speed trains close Toledo, Spain – they supply local media, citing civilian protection services.
The accident occurred on Wednesday at 8:54 p.m. local time between Los Yebenes and Urda, about 120 km south of Madrid, on a high-speed railway line connecting the Spanish capital with Andalusia.
According to the railway infrastructure manager Adif, the AVE train of Renfe hit the back of the Iryo company, resulting in 2 wagons falling off the tracks and falling off the embankment.
Renfe's train, produced by Siemens, departed Madrid for Seville at 8:00 a.m., carrying 147 passengers.
He says: “El Español’, there were 397 people on the Iryo train, produced by Hitachi;
This composition moved in the other direction.
According to reports, at the time of the collision, the Iryo train was standing still.
Railway sources indicate that the origin may have been human error, although the authoritative origin of the incidental has not yet been established.
According to ‘El Español’, the collision took place at a time erstwhile a backup signalling strategy was in place on the railway line, introduced after the failure shut down the basic automatic train traffic control strategy to prevent dangerous situations, including collisions.
Photos made available online show overturned and badly damaged wagons; emergency services are working on site.
3 medical helicopters and 2 mobile intensive care units were available.
The president of the Castile-La Mancha region, Emiliano García-Page, requested support from the Spanish Military Rescue Unit (UME).
The railway infrastructure manager Adif stopped the high-speed train traffic on the way between Madrid and Andalusia.
Iryo's carrier reported that all emergency procedures have been activated.
The disaster occurred only 9 months after another collision of trains by Renfe and Iryo close Adamuz, in the confederate state of Córdoba, resulting in 46 deaths.
Investigators pointed out the damaged section of the tracks as the probable origin of the accident, although the investigation is inactive ongoing.
The full scale of the victims and the circumstances of the Wednesday collision are presently being investigated.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://rt-english.com/news/647891-spain-train-solision/
